Tag Archives: National Mental Health Development Unit

Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View touched upon the importance of better integration between physical and mental health services. Building on the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce’s recommendations, the following King’s Fund report explores this “integration frontier” in more … Continue reading →

Summary There is a fresh initiative to ensure family carers are involved by hospital staff, so that they are enabled to give and receive information about relatives with dementia. Carers should be offered suitable opportunities to participate and have their … Continue reading →

Summary This NMHDU web page collates a collection of evidence-based best practice statements which have been made available a resource “for nurses who work with older people all or some of the time in general, acute services”. The purpose of these resources is to support … Continue reading →

Summary The Let’s Respect Resource Box comprises a set of powerful images and uses case studies to provide information and practical suggestions of how to better meet the mental health needs of older people. It has been designed with the focus on … Continue reading →